Severe warning
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• Derek Greenhill, who trades as UK Express Systems, was given a severe warning about his maintenance standards when he appeared at a Birmingham disciplinary inquiry And Greenhill was ordered to have all his vehicles tested within 28 days.
Recovery precedent
• A decision of a judge at Worcester Crown Court that a mobile workshop operated by Longhope, Gloucestershirebased Richard Read Transport, was exempt from 0-licensing as it fell within the definition of a "recovery vehicle" is to be challenged in the High Court by the Vehicle Inspectorate.
First time only
• There is no second chance with continuous licensing said South Wales TC John Pugh, when he renewed Cuddy Ltd's licence for 24 vehicles and six trailers. If any vehicle attracted a prohibition which showed a significant failure in maintenance, then the licence would be terminated, he warned.
£39,900 appeal
• I )arlaston-based National Home Care is to appeal to Wolverhampton Crown Court after being ordered to pay -fines and costs totalling 09,900. The company had admitted permitting its drivers to exceed the drivers' hours limits and to take insufficient rest, before West Bromwich magistrates.